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Hottest startups you can invest starting from a few hundred euros! 17.05.2024

We reviewed 90+ equity crowdfunding platforms and prepared a list of the hottest (in our opinion) startups you can invest starting from a few hundred euros!

Celtic Renewables  on  Crowdcube  

Celtic Renewables mission is to foster a more sustainable chemical industry. Their patented technology converts waste into high-value green chemicals used in a variety of global markets. With a commercial distribution contract in place, they’re raising investment to scale revenue growth.

Industry - renewable energy 

Rasing - 2,750,000 GBP 

Company and product stage - Planning its first full scale plant with targeted capacity c.7 x the demo

What problem company is solving?

Problem: The production of acetone, butanol, and ethanol heavily relies on fossil fuels, contributing significantly to CO2 emissions in the chemical sector. This accounts for 18% of total industrial CO2 emissions globally.

Solution: CR’s patented process converts low-value by-products and waste from various industries to produce green chemicals used in large, globally important markets such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food & hygiene.

What is the market potential?

Multibillion-dollar global markets exist for CR’s commodities; The acetone market is $6bn; butanol is $8.4bn, ethanol is £87.7bn with an average 6.5% CAGR to 2030.

Hoopcare  on  Crowdcube

Hoopcare's mission is to provide safe and affordable surgical and anesthesia care to everyone by leveraging new technologies. We aim to be the leading AI operating system for perioperative care, allowing easy evaluation, management, and monitoring of patients after surgical procedures.

Industry - health care / AI 

Rasing - 200,000 GBP 

Valuation (pre-money) - 13,001,004 GBP 

Company and product stage - 7% patient satisfaction at Hôpital Foch & rated 4.8 on Google Reviews.

What problem company is solving?

Problem: Globally, postoperative complications are the third leading cause of death. Millions of patients face preventable risks due to manual preoperative processes, exposing them to severe complications.

Solution: Hoopcare Perioperative Copilot is building an AI platform to streamline perioperative evaluation and management, aiming to improve the quality of care and generate revenue.

Will the team be able to deliver?

Highly professional team with, a track record in the industry, building companies, and commerce.  

What is the market potential?

There is the need to serve over 313 million surgeries annually worldwide and just in the US, the healthcare system spends $1.4 trillion annually on defects, nearly half on surgery.

Innovate Recycle  on  Crowdcube

Innovate Recycle is the first company in the UK to apply a unique recycling process to transform end-of-life carpets into valuable polypropylene for reuse within manufacturing. Their mission is toward a sustainable future of mitigating waste, contributing to a circular economy & reclaiming synthetic materials for new uses.

Industry - recycling 

Rasing - 300,000 GBP 

Valuation (pre-money) - 15,000,000 GBP 

Company and product stage - Proven concept - first sales of recycled polypropylene pellet in 2023.

What problem company is solving?

Problem: End-of-life carpets are a significant waste issue. Thousands of tonnes are dumped or incinerated annually in the UK & Europe, contributing to environmental pollution & resource wastage.

Solution: We're pioneering a unique recycling process that transforms end-of-life carpets into reusable polypropylene. This addresses the waste issue by supplying high-quality materials for manufacturing.

What is the market potential?

The UK produces close to 500k tonnes of end-of-life carpet every year. 80%+ is synthetic plastic that can be reclaimed & reused.

Active Needle Technology on  Crowdcube

Active Needle Technology’s award-winning innovations in healthcare designed to revolutionise multiple treatments, including cancer diagnosis and treatment. ANT successfully licensed its technology for tattooing with both up-front and future royalties and will seek to continue in non-medical markets.

Industry - Healthcare  

Rasing - 150,000 GBP 

Valuation (pre-money) - 12,800,000 GBP 

Company and product stage - Injection system for anti-cancer treatment at pre-clinical data stage.

What problem company is solving?

Problem: Missing tumours means slower diagnosis and worse treatment outcomes for patients with the added drawback of damage to other structures. Needles are also painful.

Solution: ANT’s patented technology means needles are easier to see and therefore place. Preclincal trials have demonstrated enhanced tumour injecting properties so treatments can be more effective. The Company and its licensee expect a low pain offering to have a significant competitive advantage.

What is the market potential?

Biopsy needle market $400m, 6.6% CAGR. Market potential for intratumoral injections cancer therapy is > £100 billion. Licensed "low pain" tattoo in $1.89 bn global market.

Hello.app on  Seedrs

The app that pays you money in exchange for using your local storage space from your phone, ipad or pc.

Industry - Digital / Data storage

Rasing - 200,020 GBP 

Valuation (pre-money) - 15,800,000 GBP 

Company and product stage -  170.000 users and 1M visits in 6 months

What problem company is solving?

Everything you see on the internet is 0s and 1s, and whoever controls where these 0s and 1s are kept controls the internet. Nowadays, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are the ones that control this $200 Billion market. That is why we are building a decentralized storage network based on existing hardware like phones, iPads and laptops. We are an app that pays you money in exchange for using your local storage space from your phone, iPad or laptop.

Will the team be able to deliver?

Super young. Fresh. Energetic. Newer ideas.

Álvaro Pintado (19 yo, CEO - Founder), at 17, wrote and published the book "El Sistema Financiero Descentralizado" and founded hello.app.

Alexander Baikalov (21, CTO - Founder).

What is the market potential?

$200 Billion. That is the actual market size of the data storage space. Just getting 0.1% of this market means 200 million dollars in revenue. We believe that in a few years, hardware like our phones will be able to replace server farms (clouds), and this will change the internet forever. Whoever is first to take advantage of this new opportunity will make billions.

SIDUSTECH SRL on CrowdFundMe (language Italian)                  

The service which, with a hi-tech 3D printing system, allows spare parts for cars, motorbikes, planes, ships and industrial machines to be produced in workshops.

Industry - 3D printing 

Rasing - 150,000 EUR

Project and business model description

SidusTech is the first innovative startup to have studied a model (recurring and scalable) which, thanks to 3D printing, solves the problems of the current aftermarket supply chain (i.e. the spare parts sector for cars, ships, airplanes, household appliances, industry etc. .).

In particular, the company rents and installs one or more 3D printers in each repair shop, which produce spare parts directly on site. The workshop can search for parts available for printing on a web portal (supported by Artificial Intelligence ), which contains the complete catalog of printable parts. Thus the workshop prints the spare parts directly, only when they are needed, reducing the spare parts supply chain to the direct relationship between the workshop and the final consumer.

Will the team be able to deliver?

William Cappabianca, CEO of SidusTech, has over 20 years of experience in the international aftermarket (e.g. 13 years at Tenneco).

What is the market potential?

Expanding market: the automotive aftermarket alone will grow between now and 2030, globally, with a CAGR of 5.8% reaching a value of $1002.5 billion . Sidus Tech offers itself to this market with a new solution : no one has ever identified a system like this to shorten the aftermarket supply chain.

Mindgram  on  Seedblink

Empower Your Team with All-In-One Mental Care & Well-being Platform

Industry - Healthtech 

Rasing - 1.750.000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 23.500.000 EUR 

Company and product stage - Today Mindgram serves 200K employees and their families across 140+ businesses in Poland and Spain including the local operations of names like KPMG, Pfizer, Volvo, and Carlsberg.

What problem company is solving?

Unlike other comparable services that often focus solely on mental health, Mindgram adopts a holistic approach to wellness, addressing a comprehensive spectrum of challenges — mental, physical, work-related, personal, social, and financial. This wide-reaching support is enabled by its diverse team of specialists, prepared to assist users in all facets of life and wellness. From sleep therapists and financial advisors to couples therapy and professional self-motivation guidance, Mindgram provides thorough, encompassing support for diverse wellness needs.

Will the team be able to deliver?

Jakub Zielinski (CEO and Co-founder) is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital health expert with a robust resume spanning two decades in developing and overseeing online businesses, paired with eight years dedicated to crafting digital strategies at multinational corporations. Adam Plona (COO and Co-founder) brings 17 years of experience constructing and managing some of Poland's most notable internet businesses.

What is the market potential?

Total Addressable Market Size (TAM): $20.5B / Serviceable Addressable Market Size (SAM): $9.5B / Serviceable Obtainable Market Size (SOM): $267M

HOPPER MOBILITY 2024  on  Companisto

The future of urban transportation: weather-protected e-bike with car comfort for safety and flexibility

Targeted total return -  470 % (Targeted time to exit 4.25 years)

Industry - Transportation 

Rasing - 1,350,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 7,300,000 EUR 

Company and product stage - 600,000 € turnover in the last 6 months

What problem company is solving?

Problem: The transport sector in Germany emits 13 million tonnes of CO2 more than permitted. Every car driver spends 120 hours a year stuck in traffic jams. 51 hours searching for a parking space in large cities (per year).

Solution: That's why the Hopper, a weather-protected e-bike, was developed as an alternative to the car: dry from A to B, the seat, steering wheel and operating concepts are very similar to those of a car.

What is the market potential?

Total Addressable Market Size (TAM): 170 billion € / Serviceable Addressable Market Size (SAM): 25 billion € / Serviceable Obtainable Market Size (SOM): 2 billion €

Biogenera  on  Mamacrowd

Biotech company that has developed a unique and patented biotechnology platform to create new personalized DNA drugs to treat diseases that are incurable to date

Industry - Pharmaceuticals/ Healthcare 

Rasing - 249,960 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 88,330,000 EUR 

Company and product stage - Drug BGA002 entering Clinical Phase 1 against pediatric cancers / Patents approved for 45 states, and designations by EMA and FDA agencies

What problem company is solving?

BIOGENERA SpA is an innovative SME operating in the pharmaceutical biotechnology sector that has created and developed MyGenera, a unique and proprietary platform for a new era of patented personalized DNA drugs for the treatment of incurable diseases.

The company is in the final stages of its path to listing on Euronext Paris (Europe's most relevant market for biotech companies).

Will the team be able to deliver?

BIOGENERA SpA counts on a multidisciplinary team of researchers and professionals and collaborates closely with universities and other players in the pharmaceutical industry. Its founders, Roberto Tonelli and Andrea Pession, have long careers as researchers and professors with a proven track record in pharmacology and oncology.

What is the market potential?

The oncology market is about $280B (source: Oncology Market Size, GMI, April 2023), and is growing continuously with a forecast for 2032 of a value of $680B, this value makes it the market with the largest size in the pharmaceutical area.
 

IDEEL on Tudigo (Language French) 

The platform that optimizes your subscriptions. 120k users. Co-investment with Seventure.

Targeted total return -  x3.2 - x6.7

 

Industry - Digital

Rasing - 800,000 EUR

Company and product stage-  Onboard 120,000 users

 

What problem company is solving?

Problems:

1 in 2 French people are unable to say how many services they have subscribed to.

65% of French people say they are stressed by their financial situation.

On average, each French person has 10 monthly subscriptions.

In 40 years, the weight of subscriptions in our budget has increased 4.5 times.

Solution: Ideel makes it possible, thanks to its platform, to centralize, simplify, and optimize subscription management in real-time. In addition to alerting you of any changes to current contracts and proposing offers offering the best quality/price ratio, Ideel eliminates tedious administrative procedures such as subscription, renegotiation, or termination of contracts.

What is the market potential?

Ideel reveals a market opportunity of +15 billion euros

OONIQUE on Invesdor 

The HelloFresh of knitting - The billion-dollar "handmade" market

Industry - Clothing  

Rasing - 1,200,040

Valuation (pre-money) - 5,000,000.00 EUR

Company and product stage-  ONIQUE is growing at 50% per year by digitizing a market that is currently largely analogue.

What problem company is solving?

The challenge:

Knitting or crocheting a design can be frustrating, as choosing the right yarn is a challenge right from the start. Not every yarn is suitable for every knitting pattern, and the right needle size and running length of the yarn to be selected, as well as the material composition, are crucial to achieving the desired result.

An innovative platform and a simple ordering process

With its innovative online store, OONIQUE offers a unique solution to the problem by considerably simplifying the process of tedious searching of the required materials:

Customers select their desired design in the appropriate size and desired color. OONIQUE's system automatically calculates the required amount of yarn and adds it to the shopping cart. Suitable knitting accessories are suggested and can be added if required. The package with instructions, matching wool and accessories is lovingly packaged and shipped in an environmentally friendly way via DHL Go Green.

What is the market potential?

The total market for handicraft supplies in Germany amounted to around €1 billion in 2023, according to the industry association Initiative Handarbeit. With sales of €370 million, the crochet and knitting yarn segment was the largest single segment in 2023 and recorded a significant increase compared to the previous year (2022: €350 million).

PCM ENERG on Fundernation

Our storage systems make waste heat usable: CO2-free and efficient

Targeted total return -   8,06 - 11,36 x

Industry - Energy 

Rasing - 1.000.000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 6.500.000 EUR 

Company and product stage-  640 TEUR of turnover in 2023

What problem company is solving?

In the EU alone, around 3,000 terawatt hours of thermal energy are lost every year - for example in steel production, waste incineration or in biogas plants. These unimaginable quantities are greater than the heat needs of all private households in the EU. A central challenge of the European Commission's Green Deal is energy storage, especially thermal energy. However, previous solutions cannot or only partially utilize this thermal energy.

PCM Energy GmbH offers innovative mobile and stationary storage solutions to use this excess heat energy sustainably and efficiently. In our state-of-the-art, patented heat storage systems, thermal energy is stored directly, with little loss, and over many repeat cycles for various applications.

Will the team be able to deliver?

PCM ENERGY has a very experienced and motivated management team. Each team member has several decades of experience in their core area. We can not only draw on our own experience in building companies but also on a large pool of established networks/business partners.

What is the market potential?

PCM ENERGY has analyzed the market –  thermal energy accounts for half of the total energy requirement. We see a market potential of 600 latent heat storage devices per year in the area of ​​heat applications, which corresponds to an annual turnover of 80 - 100 million euros. According to experts, the market volume for storage in air conditioning and refrigeration applications is significantly larger and the trend is increasing. The global market for thermal energy storage systems is estimated to be growing at around 17% (source).

Jelloow 2A on Spreds

Find the best marketing services at a click

Industry - Marketing 

Rasing - 945,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 1,100,000 EUR

Company and product stage- Successfully validated crucial initial data points with the first MVP

 

What problem company is solving?

Did you know that a substantial number of companies grapple with allocating their marketing budgets effectively to yield maximum impact for end-users? Astonishingly, approximately 20% of companies' budgets are misallocated, especially considering the global discretionary marketing spend exceeding $1 trillion annually. This represents a significant opportunity!

 

A data-driven approach to revolutionize the process of marketing. Instead of relying on traditional methods such as Google searches or referrals, Jelloow collects between 5,000 & 10,000 + data points to conduct a comprehensive diagnosis from both the business and marketing team perspectives.

 

Will the team be able to deliver?

The team at Jelloow comprises accomplished individuals with diverse expertise, making it uniquely positioned for success.

What is the market potential?

The office furniture market (€12 billion) has been undergoing a transformation since the implementation of the AGEC law requiring furniture stores to take back used furniture free of charge.

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